The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

II nose VINO nave n cOnSClehCo oh'a
put it into their work and never swerve
from the plain path of duty achieve
certain triumph. Christian AdrocHrz-
-Hard-hearted Husband-''Don'tyO YOU
put powder in these biscuits?" Wife
(who does her own coOking)-''YeS
dear; don't you like it?'' H. II. H
/ think you have made mistake and
used the wrong kind" Wife-'.How.
so?" II. H. H.-"Well. 1 think YOU
ought to use blasting powder"
First Boy-"Oh!I know you! you're
a thief!'' Second Boy-And L know
you; you're a liar" Old Farmer (un-
expectedly on hand d)-''Well. boys, you
seem to know each other. so will now
introduce you to Mr.. Timber Beech
which he does to the music of mutual
howls.-PhiIddelphia Gail.
In ancient times the Egyptians
wove in an upright loom. and Begin
ming at top so as to weave dOwnwards.
sat at their work. In Palestine also the
weaver had an upright loom. but Begin
ming ut bottom and working upwards.
was obliged to stand. During the me-
di@val period in Europe the loom was
horizontal Boston Budqet.
A burglar entered the house of
John H. Richardson, of Waterloo, N.
Y, the other night, and in so doing
awoke Mrs. Richardson. who jumped
out of bed and knocked him down with
chair. The burglar managed to get
up and escape, but not before he hit the.
plueky woman on the head with sand
bag. The blow was not serious in it's
results.
The society reporters of Trumbull
County, Ohio. give accounts of ''crazy
sOciable" held the other evening. The
butter was brought in handcuffed to.
bulldog, the cheese chlOroformed TO q
prevent escape. coffee was served with
a straw. the meat came in imitation of
boot and shoe sOles, and the biscuits
were loaded and unloaded from plate.
to plate by means of derricks.
Last Sunday a teacher in a Maine.
Sunday-schOol had been telling her class
about Moses. dwelling at length upon.
his character, and desiring to test their
attention and memory she asked What
kind of child was MOses?" All was
quiet for moment, when one little fell
low answered up: II think he was a
boy, ma am" Bangor COn,msrciaE
"A young Japanese, educating him.
self in this country and gradually ac-
quiring the flexible language which a
native begins to learn just about the
time he dies, was invited to tea with
some friends. 'Is your tea all out.
Mr.. Jinrikasha?" inquired the hostess
The young man looked into his empty
cup, analyzed the sentence and re-
piled. 20, no; it's all in. ."-BrooELyn
Eagle.
There is tradition that cave
near Calhoun, Ca, contains vast guam
titles of silver. 1t is said that the In
dians were accustomed to 90 into the
cave and chop off great chunks of pure
ore with their tOmahawks. When
forced to leave the country they rolled
a huge stone from the mountain above
and closed up the entrance. Inter
Ocean.
"A city paper says that 175,000.0OO
lead pencils are manufactured in the
United States every year. We eknow it.
We buy, with our own honest. hard
earned money 74.OOO.O0O of them. and
these are kept by the stingy, thievish
beggars who borrow them of us on the
street. at the desk and in the post-office
lobby; that's the way they are distrib-
uted. That's one of ours sticking up
in your vest pocket nOw.-BrOOklyn
Eagle.
"A physiologist has launched a theO-
ry that wOman's fondness for scents is
due to her defective sense of smell. 1t
is matter of evolution. In the early
stages of his physical and intellectual
development man had to employ his
nose in pursuit of game, while in woman,
engaged in domestic work, the sense of
smell was not exercised. 1t is said that
women, owing to their defective sense
of smell, can endure perfume which
is quite OverpOwering to men.-PW6iic
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